. . . PORTADA IN ENGLISH

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

It seems summer holidays always fly by, and here we are again in September with a new school year ahead. I'm sure we all come back very happy and with lots of energies to go on teaching and learning English.I hope that this year will be even better than the last one.To begin with,what about some very funny jokes ?

Friday, June 26, 2015

At last our deserved rest came. Now we can have the time to dedicate it to our beloved ones and ourselves.

I don´t know about you or the activities you are going to do during this period, but personally I can summarize it in two important things I always love doing during my summers. On the one hand, I am going to travel a lot, and on the other hand I want to unwind myself by reading many books which will take me to imaginary worlds, so what else can I ask to feel I am in Heaven!

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Last week we were telling goodbye to Madeline, our Language Assistant this year.

As a nice gesture
of their kindness, 1º ESO A students thanked her with a lovely dance of the song "Moving " by Macaco.They also draw things on their blackboard, designed cards from Málaga and wrote her many sweet little messages in Spanish or English, so she could remember them for life.

And these were her words as an answer to our blog:

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My name is Madeline and I've spent
the last year working as a language assistant in IES Portada Alta. Spanish high
school is very different from my experience growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, and
I didn't expect all the laughs, occasional "enfados", and tons of learning during
the year. I first met the 1A class in November when I spoke to them about
Thanksgiving with their teacher of English. They were shy and nervous, and could barely pronounce
"pumpkin pie". By the end of the year I had begun regular Math
classes with them, and as we gained trust, they began to speak more English.
The students laughed at my Spanish mistakes and we joked about their English
pronunciation; they were competitive when we played games and patient when I
didn't remember algebra. Now at the end of the school year, it's hard to
believe these are the same shy students I first met; kids who once wouldn't say
"hello, how are you?" now write "what's up?!" on Instagram. I'm sad to leave Portada Alta, but I'm so impressed with what the students have
achieved and I know they will continue to improve with their teachers and next
language assistant.

Saturday, June 6, 2015

School is almost over...
We've been working hard and now we need to relax for our final tests!

Watch this short film called " Just breath!" by Julie Bayer Salzma and Josh Salzman who feature a bunch of kids sharing their thoughts on what it
feels like to be stressed inside yourself.

Follow their advices before your exams, meanwhile you are in your classes or at home. Choose the right moment to feel yourself calm, take some deep breaths and refocus again. Your brain will be thankful!

Monday, May 4, 2015

May 4 is Star Wars Day. Fans of the franchise greet each other with "May the Fourth be with you" all day in a nod to the classic movie line, "May the force be with you." The holiday has grassroots origins, thanks to the Internet allowing fans to unite and connect with each other.

According to starwars.com, the earliest reference to May 4 actually comes from 1979, when author Alan Arnold was chronicling the making of the second film in the franchise (but, in order of the storyline, film 5), The Empire Strikes Back.

Arnold wrote on May 4, 1979, "Margaret Thatcher
has won the election and become Britain's first woman prime minister.
To celebrate their victory her party took a half page of advertising
space in the London Evening News. This message, referring to the day of
victory, was 'May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations,'
further proof of the extent to which Star Wars has influenced us all."

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Welsh people celebrate their National Day on the first of March amd this is the Day of Saint David , their Patron Saint.

As a university student and later on I used to go on holiday to Mumbles, quite near
Swansea, in Southern Wales .That is why I will always have fond memories of wonderful
sandy beaches and Norman castles (as you can see in some of my pictures).Not to mention the excellent people I have found in this part of the world, in fact some of
my relatives and best friends live there.

To find out more about this lovely part of UK take a look around this site. Explore the brand
new interactive map to see how Wales connects with the rest of the world
in 2015, get inspired to try some traditional Welsh recipes and so much
more!

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Do you like listening to and reading stories in these winters evenings while you are warm at home? If it is so, I share you these links where you can find lots of great stories for you to watch and listen to.